On September 20, New Zealand elected a new Parliament. New Zealand, starting in 1996, has been using proportional representation. Here is the wikipedia article about the recent election, which not only gives the results, but offers a clear statement of … Continue reading
Bob Healey, the Moderate Party’s gubernatorial nominee in Rhode Island this year, keeps an on-line campaign journal at votehealey.wordpress.com. Healey is a seasoned attorney with much experience running for state office outside the two major parties in Rhode Island, and … Continue reading
Gary Sinawski died in New York city on September 15 at the age of 67. He was counsel to the Libertarian Party national committee but he was also one of the nation’s most experienced and accomplished ballot access attorneys. Over … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court in Arkansas has set a hearing in the week of July 27, 2015, for the independent candidate petition deadline lawsuit, Moore v Martin, 4:14cv-65. The 2013 legislature moved the deadline from May to March, even though … Continue reading
On September 18, the Kansas Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Kansas Democratic Party’s nominee for U.S. Senate may withdraw from the ballot. The case is Taylor v Kobach, case 112,431. Here is the ten-page opinion. … Continue reading
